Better than I thought!

Well, I took my entrance exam to my local Technical college the other day and got the results. During the exam, I figured I did okay, but not great. So when the woman who worked at the testing center pulled my test results from the printer, I heard her say "awsome!". However, thinking she was referencing another would-be student's exam results, I thought "gee, must be nice."

I got up, walked over to her, thinking my test results would be 70's and 80's. Upon inquiring as to what my score was, she said "You did awsome!'. I had to see it to believe it. The results were:

pre-algebra = 90%
comprehensive writing = 95%
descriptive writing = 100%

That definitely made my day

The best part was when I saw my career counselor. After viewing my scores she said "I've never seen scores this high in pre-algebra before."

Later on, I was crossing the street at the tech school (same crosswalk that I was I hit in) and I met one of the young ladies who had witnessed the incident there. She asked me how I was doing, to which I replied "fine. I don't hurt or anything. No bruises, either". Then she told me how she was hit by a big truck when she was ten years old and had to go to the hospital

I found her attractive, especially her low, soothing voice. I couldn't help but think of her the rest of the day. Maybe I'll run across her once in a while at school ---by "coincidence" of course

I'm pretty sure at this point that I'll be accepted into school, but I don't want to take it for granted.

...and an apology

Well, I haven't been here for a while, but my life is about to go through a major change.

After living in my hometown for my entire life and in this house for over a year, I'm selling my home and moving to a nearby city and into an apartment. I've been completely out of money for a while now, and I've been looking for work. My roof leaks terribly (a $5000-8000 repair job), I can bearely keep the lights on, and quite frankly, I don't have enough education to find a decent job in IT. As far as that job I had lined up with that financial institution, one of my references didn't work out for me, so I didn't get it. It would have been sooooooo much $$$ for me, but now I am positively B R O K E! I have hit rock bottom, and I can't go on living like this anymore.

So now my apology.

I'm so sorry that I left you great guys here on DA for so long, and failed to return the courtesy of answering your messages. I know I may have made some promises about things such as certain features in my journals and such, so from now on, no more promises, as that lets down a lot of people. I've just been so sidetracked, but that is no excuse for my ignoring you. Again, I am sorry :sad:

But I'm very determined to change things in my life now, big time. I am currently enrolled in three job-seeking programs, multiple disability benefits programs (no response from either of them yet - I have a mild form of chorea, or muscular disorder, something that you may not notice if you saw me, but then again you might. I've had people say I should apply for disability benefits, so I have, even though I don't think I really need them). On top of all this, I need to have a rummage sale to sell 1/2 of all my belongings, and need to go apartment hunting. This fall, I am also going to school go get an associate degree in IT (programmer/analyst). All of the wheels are set in motion for all of this to happen, and happen it shall, so long as I don't get hit my any more minivans...

I was crossing a street via crosswalk where there are signs posted that say "State law requires vehicles to stop for pedestrians in crosswalks". Well, sometimes things happen.

I stepped out into the crosswalk, looked left, and saw the only vehicle that didn't stop. He was about fifteen feet away from me when I realized he wasn't going to stop, going about 15 to 20 or so mph. My reaction? Sheer disbelief. Before I knew it, he hit me, and I found myself spinning, as though someone had grabbed me by my arm and had spun around. Realizing I had survived the inital impact, I tried, against the forces of gravity, to prevent from landing on the hard pavement. And believe it or not, I wasn't even knocked over! God must have had his catcher's mit on.

Being concerned for the scared witnesses (all five of them, I think), I spread my arms out, let everyone see me, and assured them I was okay. Then the driver got out, and he asked if I was okay, and I smiled and said "I'm fine. Don't worry, I know it wasn't intentional, I don't have any pain." I was really concerned about him, because I can't imagine anything more horrifying than seeing a person's frightened face at the end of your hood when your driving. And I'm sure I looked horrified.

I keep playing this over and over in my head wondering how I could get hit by a minivan and not get hurt, much less remain on my feet. I'll be trying to figure this one out for years to come. That scene of that vehicle coming toward me is etched in my mind for years to come.

Of course, as I said before, God was watching

I missed you while I was gone

...And Why I Haven't Been Here Lately

Well, I have been looking for work for some time now, and this week I attended a local career fest, and the floodgates have opened big time!

I've already had a second interview with a major financial firm and blew them away (their opinion btw). In addition, I have two interviews scheduled for Tuesday, and another one for Wednesday, and two other firms from the career fest are going to call me and schedule interviews with me. On top of all that, I've re-arranged my house, and I'm very seriously thinking of going to school for IT classes.

I've also inadvertently started three unofficial discussion groups at Barnes & Noble by introducing all my friends there to each other. We call ourselves the Eclectic Round Table because anything is fair game for discussion. And speaking of Barnes & Noble, I got my first glimpse of their new store in our local mall because they had the entire front uncovered (they open on the 25th), and all I can say is...

WOW!!! Acres and acres of bookshelves. The new B&N is as big as our Herberger's, with the entire inside front and outside front lined with giant plate-glass windows and a Starbucks Cafe up on a platform I'm almost as excited at that as I am about my new employment prospects.

Anyhow, today's my birthday and tomorrow's the first year of my mother's passing. Because I promised her on her deathbed I would attend church every Sunday, I have for a year as of tomorrow. I love her very much and I always will

So, between all my new B&N friends (these people overhead my older friends and I talking and joined in), my many job search efforts and sbsequent interviews and resume rewrites, and helping one of my new friends with a serious problem, I really haven't been here much. My life is doing another 180 - second one in a year, so now I'm getting dizzy .

Of course, my new friends here on DA have made this past year a lot easier.

I love you all

Learning About the Universe Through Art

Mood: inquisitive
Reading: General Chemistry

The universe is a puzzle to me and I've been re-constructing it for a number of years now, in an effort to compile a book about it and how we, as humans, interact with it. One of the best ways to do this is, of course, through art.

Every day I challenge myself with new experiences, deviantArt being no exception. So I visit the galleries of our fine memberness, seeking out all kinds of creative genres here. Whether it be fractal art, painting, photography, sculpting, or any other type of deviations, variety is indeed the spice of life...and learning.

So I will be, starting in September, featuring random art types, known as *Genre Features* here in my journal, with links to galleries with those types of art in them, in hopes to open up new and different artistic worlds to you, my readers, and create some well-deserved recognition for those artists
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Also, starting in September, I will begin to hone my artistic skills to the point so that by October I can begin offering my deviations as prints (Yes, I have a prints account!). So please feel free to give me any suggestions that you deem appropriate, so that only my very best work is submitted for sale . Any tips you can give me would be greatly appreciated (I have, and will continue to consult the print account faq, so I'm thinking of things maybe not mentioned there). In return, I will give those who give me helpful pointers *Tipster Features* here in my journal, thus creating a win-win scenario (better chance of selling my prints and more DA recognition for the tipster
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I am also going to be spending even more time in my research for my book by studying the more mathematical and geometrical aspects of the various sciences. Many of the deviation types here on DA (fractal and photography, just to name two) offer insights into many of the basic principles of nature. The more I see of your incredible deviations, the more I want to study those principles

Those of you who love deviantArt, me!

My Day of Rest

Mood: restive

I will probably be taking Sundays off from DA from now on because I need to be 'disconnected' from the world at least once a week.

I'm saying this because if you leave a comment, thumbshare link, Dnote, ect. on a Saturday night (central time US) I may not get back to you until Monday or so, so please don't feel like I'm blowing you off or ignoring you. Also, if you feel as though I have ignored you, or if you feel as though I have not responded to something requiring my attention, just let me know and I will respond when I can.

Thanks you for your patience.